Article 49HHZ Samsung’s Galaxy Fold launches April 26, starting at $1,980

Samsung’s Galaxy Fold launches April 26, starting at $1,980

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Brian Heater
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The last time we saw Samsung's foldable on-stage, it was, quite literally, shrouded in darkness. The company debuted a prototype of the upcoming device at a developer conference, showing its folding method and little else.

As promised, the Galaxy Fold (not to be confused with the Ford Galaxie, mind) got a lot more face time today. The device was hardly the centerpiece of today's news, of course (that title undoubtedly belonged to the S10 and all its variants), but the Fold is a clear attempt for the company to assert its place at the forefront of mobile's future. In fact, the company kicked the event off with a promo video, complete with a Willy Wonka soundtrack.

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Samsung was beat to market by Royole, but early feedback of the handset has been less than stellar feedback, instead be regarded as something more akin to a developer device. When Samsung announced the imminent arrival of its own device, the company certainly lent credibility to the notion that the form factor could, indeed, be the future for a flagging mobile industry.

When folded, the handset sports a measly 4.6 display that only takes up about 3/4ths of the front. Unfolded, it turns into a 7.3 inch tablet. Naturally, the company had to customize the software for this one (with help from the Android team).

The Fold sports a feature called "App Continuity," so you can open an app on the small screen and pick up where you left off on the big one. The OS also allows for users to have three separate app windows open at once, when the device is in tablet mode.

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At the center is a customized hinge, capable of opening and closing hundreds of thousands of times. There are two batteries inside, one on either side of the phone, making for 4,380mAh, combined/ You also get an impressive 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage in there.

The design is actually pretty damn slick on this thing.

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